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King George V Playing Field

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55.66157, -4.44094

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 120m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ulota crispa s.str., Sitka Spruce, Alder +45 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ulota crispa s.str., Sitka Spruce, Alder +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Common Green Grasshopper +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Common Green Grasshopper +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

A77 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route315 m

Named routeRef 73Length 315 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route100 m

Named routeRef 73Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route163 m

Named routeRef 73Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 73Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springautumn

2025

House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +35

House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BatChiroptera2021

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Large White +3

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

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Plants6 species

springautumn

2024

Danish Scurvygrass · Willow · Sitka Spruce · Alder · Honeysuckle +1

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
WillowSalix
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springautumn

2025

House Sparrow · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff +35

House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SiskinSpinus spinus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Bat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BatChiroptera2021

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Red Admiral · Peacock · Painted Lady · Large White +3

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum

🌿

Plants6 species

springautumn

2024

Danish Scurvygrass · Willow · Sitka Spruce · Alder · Honeysuckle +1

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
WillowSalix
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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